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Council of Europe Youth Policy Advisory Mission to Armenia July 5 September 2019 Council of Europe youth policy advisory mission to Armenia July 2019 REPORT OF THE ADVISORY MISSION DELEGATION1 1 The opinions expressed in this report are the responsibility of the advisory mission delegation and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Council of Europe or its member states. Acknowledgements The advisory mission delegation would like to thank the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia for requesting and organising this youth policy advisory mission. We give particular thanks to Gevorg Loretsyan, Deputy Minister and to Tamara Torosyan, Head of the Youth Department, as well as their colleagues for their support, guidance, openness and warm hospitality during the mission. The delegation also thanks the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia for their active involvement in the youth policy advisory mission, as well all international organisations and agencies, national organisations, associations, and NGOs which participated in the meetings organised as a part of the mission, for their valuable input during this process. Finally, the delegation is grateful to the authorities of the city of Gyumri and of the Shirak Province, to the Gyumri Youth Initiative Centre and to the Gyumri “Youth House” Open Youth Centre for the field visit. Executive summary From 16 to 18 July 2019, a Council of Europe delegation composed of representatives of the European Steering Committee for Youth (CDEJ), the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ), the European Youth Forum (YFJ), a youth policy expert/rapporteur and the head of the Council of Europe Youth Policy Division visited Armenia (Yerevan and Gyumri) to advise the authorities on how to further develop and implement the national youth strategy. The delegation met several key stakeholders and representatives of organisations involved in the national youth strategy. It also met some high-level representatives, including: Gevorg Loretsyan (Deputy Minister responsible for youth matters at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic Armenia); Arman Udumyan (Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia); Samvel Balasanyan (mayor of the city of Gyumri); Tigran Petrosyan (governor of the Shirak province). A field visit was also organised to the Youth Initiative Centre of Gyumri and the Gyumri Open Youth Centre. During the mission, the delegation provided practical advice to the national authorities of Armenia on the revision of the national youth strategy, in line with the Council of Europe's standards in the field of youth. This advisory mission was part of the package of intergovernmental assistance measures to member states in the field of youth, carried out under the aegis of the CDEJ. This mission was organised at a crucial juncture in the national political context, which might entail significant changes in the national youth policy of Armenia. The main findings of the advisory mission are contained in the current report, for the attention of the national authorities. The main recommendations of the advisory mission delegation to the Armenian authorities are also summarised below. 2 Main recommendations On the basis of the findings of the youth policy advisory mission, the delegation puts forward the following recommendations to the Armenian authorities. • General recommendations on the approach taken in the strategy (concepts and context) 1. Ensure that the language used to depict young people, their perspectives and circumstances, are anchored in a rights-based and opportunity-focused orientation 2. Add references to appropriate transnational documentation (in particular relevant Council of Europe standards in the field of youth) to guide the thinking and action points within the strategy 3. Ensure that the active involvement of young people and youth-led organisations, as stated as a priority within the strategy, is put into practice at all levels within Armenian society, by putting them at the forefront of the development, monitoring and implementation of the strategy 4. Strengthen the strategic coherence of evidence and action within the strategy 5. Consider the principal ‘quick wins’ within the strategy that can best be achieved through an action plan within a realistic time scale • Specific recommendations on the key themes and issues to be considered in the strategy o With regard to alliances and partnerships (structures and frameworks for collaboration) 6. Consider the need for a cross-governmental/inter-ministerial body to oversee and co-ordinate the delivery of the strategy 7. (Re)establish a National Youth Policy Council to ensure stakeholder representation in the development and delivery of the strategy 8. Ensure effective and meaningful participation and representation of young people at all levels of governance in the delivery of the strategy 9. Secure and sustain appropriate resources to maintain a knowledge and evidence base about young people’s lives and the effectiveness of the strategy (in particular following the discontinuation of the Institute for Youth Studies) o With regard to the structures for delivery 10. Regional authorities need a strengthened place within the national youth strategy, to serve as a bridge between national and local levels, and as a platform for horizontal stakeholder collaboration 3 11. Regional authorities need the capacity to determine their own regional youth strategies, within the national framework but ensuring responsiveness to regional specificities and, in turn, providing a framework within which local youth action plans can be developed 12. Local youth action plans should be formulated, within the framework of regional youth strategies o With regard to capacity (resources and distribution) 13. There should be transparent stakeholder representation in the oversight and decision-making with regard to the distribution of financial resources for structural support and programme development, in line with the goals of the strategy 14. Any grant scheme, for structural support or programme development, should have a streamlined application and allocation process, ideally online o With regard to inclusion and equality (vulnerable and excluded groups of young people) 15. Vulnerable and excluded groups of young people should be carefully and consistently named 16. Where research evidence points to vulnerability and exclusion of certain groups of young people, this should be reflected in the goals and actions of the strategy 17. Inclusion should be a central aspiration of all aspects of the strategy 18. The strategy should serve to enhance the autonomy of all young people in Armenia o With regard to youth work 19. The strategy should ensure the dissemination of diverse models of youth work practice throughout the country 20. Youth work should be acknowledged as a key site for the strategic achievement of self-expression and self-organisation by young people o With regard to the implementation of the strategy 21. Clear stepping stones should be outlined so that the strategy can be rolled out efficiently 22. Action plans, with provision for review and adaptation, should be developed at national, regional and local levels 4 Table of Contents 1. Introduction - background of the mission 6 1.1 Council of Europe’s youth policy advisory missions 1.2 National context 1.3 Council of Europe’s Action Plan for Armenia 2019-2022 1.4 Strong commitment of all parties involved in the youth agenda within Armenia 1.5 The National Youth Strategy 2. Perspectives from the advisory mission delegation 12 Part One - the approach taken in the strategy document: concepts and context 12 2.1 Depicting young people 2.2 Link to relevant international and Council of Europe standards 2.3 The role of young people and youth organisations 2.4 Evidence and action 2.5 The challenge of implementation Part Two - key themes and issues to be considered 15 2.6 Alliances and partnerships – structures and frameworks for collaboration 2.7 Structures for delivery 2.8 Capacity – resources and distribution 2.9 Inclusion and Equality – vulnerable and excluded groups of young people 2.10 Youth work 2.11 Implementation Part Three - editorial feedback 23 3. Conclusion 24 4. Recommendations 25 References 27 Appendix 1: Concept note and draft programme 28 Appendix 2: Participants in discussions during the advisory mission 35 Appendix 3: Framework and objectives of the youth policy advisory mission 36 Appendix 4: Articles and news items about the advisory mission 51 Appendix 5: Letter from the Director General of Democracy of the Council of Europe addressed to the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia 52 5 1. Introduction – background of the mission One of the main objectives of intergovernmental cooperation in the Council of Europe’s Youth Department is to promote and support the development of member states’ youth field, based on the values and standards of the Council of Europe. Public institutions and governmental authorities responsible for youth receive expert assistance to address youth policy issues and challenges, depending on the needs and contexts of the requesting states. Within this framework of assistance measures, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia requested assistance for youth policy development from the Council of Europe’s Youth Department to support the revision
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